WOMEN IN GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA, 1999-2012

Democracy is a system of government that
abhors gender segregation in politics. Also, it has been
observed that contribution to development in any society is
not gender discriminatory. Utilizing secondary data, the
paper shows that although female of ages 20 and above
constitute 50.10 percent of the nation’s population; their
appointment into positions of authority is...

FAITH OSASUMWEN OLANREWAJU, PhD » Faith Osasumwen Olanrewaju is a researcher and lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University, Nigeria. Over the years, she has conducted extensive quantitative and qualitative researches on Displacement and Migration, Conflict, Intra-gender Analysis, and Democracy. Her researches which have been published in reputable local and international... view full profile